OpenSUSE Linux update for cacti



Risk High
Patch available YES
Number of vulnerabilities 4
CVE-ID CVE-2017-16641
CVE-2017-16660
CVE-2017-16661
CVE-2017-16785
CWE-ID CWE-78
CWE-20
CWE-200
CWE-79
Exploitation vector Network
Public exploit N/A
Vulnerable software
 Cacti
Web applications / Other software

Vendor The Cacti Group, Inc.

Security Bulletin

This security bulletin contains information about 4 vulnerabilities.

1) OS command injection

EUVDB-ID: #VU9571

Risk: High

CVSSv4.0: 2.5 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:H/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:N/SC:H/SI:H/SA:H/E:U/U:Amber]

CVE-ID: CVE-2017-16641

CWE-ID: CWE-78 - Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an OS Command ('OS Command Injection')

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote high-privileged attacker to execute arbitrary shell commands on the target system.

The vulnerability exists due to an error in lib/rrd.php. A remote attacker can place the Log Path under the web root, make a specially crafted specially crafted action=save request containing the 'path_rrdtool' parameter to settings.php and execute arbitrary shell commands with elevated privileges.

Successful exploitation of the vulnerability may result in system compromise.

Mitigation

Update the affected packages.

Vulnerable software versions

Cacti: 1.1.27

CPE2.3 External links

https://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2017-11/msg00030.html


Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote authenticated privileged user via the Internet.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.

2) Remote code execution

EUVDB-ID: #VU9570

Risk: High

CVSSv4.0: 2.5 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:H/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:N/SC:H/SI:H/SA:H/E:U/U:Amber]

CVE-ID: CVE-2017-16660

CWE-ID: CWE-20 - Improper input validation

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote high-privileged attacker to execute arbitrary code on the target system.

The vulnerability exists due to an error in the Client-ip header in remote_agent.php. A remote attacker can place the Log Path under the web root, make a specially crafted remote_agent.php request containing PHP code in a Client-ip header and execute arbitrary code with elevated privileges.

Mitigation

Update the affected packages.

Vulnerable software versions

Cacti: 1.1.27

CPE2.3 External links

https://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2017-11/msg00030.html


Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote authenticated privileged user via the Internet.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.

3) Information disclosure

EUVDB-ID: #VU9569

Risk: Low

CVSSv4.0: 4.6 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:H/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear]

CVE-ID: CVE-2017-16661

CWE-ID: CWE-200 - Information exposure

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote high-privileged attacker to obtain potentially sensitive information.

The vulnerability exists due to improper validation of user-supplied requests. A remote attacker can place the Log Path into a private directory, make a specially crafted clog.php?filename= request and read /etc/passwd.

Mitigation

Update the affected packages.

Vulnerable software versions

Cacti: 1.1.27

CPE2.3 External links

https://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2017-11/msg00030.html


Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote authenticated privileged user via the Internet.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.

4) Cross-site scripting

EUVDB-ID: #VU9338

Risk: Low

CVSSv4.0: 1.2 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:N/VI:N/VA:N/SC:L/SI:L/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear]

CVE-ID: CVE-2017-16785

CWE-ID: CWE-79 - Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')

Exploit availability: No

Description

The disclosed vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks.

The vulnerability exists due to insufficient sanitization of user-supplied data via the PATH_INFO to host.php.. A remote attacker can trick the victim to follow a specially crafted link and execute arbitrary HTML and script code in user's browser in context of vulnerable website.

Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may allow a remote attacker to steal potentially sensitive information, change appearance of the web page, perform phishing and drive-by-download attacks.

Mitigation

Update the affected packages.

Vulnerable software versions

Cacti: 1.1.27

CPE2.3 External links

https://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2017-11/msg00030.html


Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.



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